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barf

[ bahrf ]

verb

, Slang.


barf

/ bɑːf /

verb

  1. to vomit
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. the act of vomiting
  2. the matter ejected in vomiting
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of barf1

First recorded in 1955–60; expressive word of uncertain origin
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Word History and Origins

Origin of barf1

C20: probably of imitative origin
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Example Sentences

“IF I did I think I would’ve barfed– he’s my husband, but also an important colleague in the school choice movement.”

The flavors ranged from the standard raspberry and peach to the kinds of flavors most people spend their lives actively trying to avoid, like rotten egg and “barf.”

From Salon

Chin from downstairs, my best friend Wainscotting, and I—we all three spent the rest of the afternoon barfing.

“If you feel like you’re going to barf from the chemotherapy, you won’t feel like eating an edible and you won’t want to wait an hour for an edible to kick in,” he said.

You can’t shower, and microgravity prevents digestive gases from rising out of the stew of other juices in your stomach and intestines, making it hard to belch without barfing.

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